Winter 'bomb cyclone' unleashed its fury as it made landfall across the East Coast, lashing Florida, Maine and everywhere in between with ice, snow and record cold temperatures starting on Jan. 4, 2018.

'Bomb cyclone' wreaks havoc across the East Coast

Beacon, New York

Ice covers large portions of the Hudson River near Beacon, New Yokr on Jan. 3, 2018. Bitterly cold temperatures gripped much of the nation, testing the mettle of even winter-wise northerners and delivering a shock to those accustomed to far milder weather in the South.